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DVD Review: Last Tango in Paris [Blu-ray]
While some of the dialogue may have been seat-of-the-pants, the structure of the film is far from haphazard. Close analysis reveals the type of smooth, virtually invisible camera moves that are only possible with precise blocking. The scenes flow in a surreal logic, with the opening and closing of doors serving as seamless transitions. Bertolucci is persistently manipulative in contrasting Schneider’s secret, primal relationship with Brando and her public interactions with her prissy filmmaker fiancé Tom (Jean Pierre Leaud, as a thinly disguised Truffaut).
Last Tango in Paris [Blu-ray] | DVD Review
While some of the dialogue may have been seat-of-the-pants, the structure of the film is far from haphazard. Close analysis reveals the type of smooth, virtually invisible camera moves that are only possible with precise blocking. The scenes flow in a surreal logic, with the opening and closing of doors serving as seamless transitions. Bertolucci is persistently manipulative in contrasting Schneider’s secret, primal relationship with Brando and her public interactions with her prissy filmmaker fiancé Tom (Jean Pierre Leaud, as a thinly disguised Truffaut).
DVD Review: Bad Day to Go Fishing
The dramatic conclusion is enhanced by elements of mysticism as one of the film’s mysterious characters is given an ironic context, along with revelation that van Oppen, who Brechner has carefully painted as an over-the-hill burnout, still has a bit of the old championship magic.
Bad Day to Go Fishing | DVD Review
The dramatic conclusion is enhanced by elements of mysticism as one of the film’s mysterious characters is given an ironic context, along with revelation that van Oppen, who Brechner has carefully painted as an over-the-hill burnout, still has a bit of the old championship magic.
